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info@sliit.lkCAREER SUMMARY
- Head of Department/Senior Lecturer (2017 – date)
Department of Materials Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology (SLIIT), Sri Lanka.
- Research Associate (2005 – 2017)
Department of Materials, Loughborough University, UK.
- Research Fellow (2001-2004)
School of Engineering Sciences, University of Southampton, UK.
- PhD candidate (1996-2001)
Department of Materials and Metallurgy, University of Cambridge, UK
- Lecturer (1994-1996)
Department of Materials, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
- PhD in Materials Science and Metallurgy
University of Cambridge (2001)
- BSc Eng (First Class Honours) in Materials Engineering
University of Moratuwa (1994)
HONOURS AND AWARDS
- Poster Prize winner Materials Research Day
Loughborough University, UK (2015). - Poster Prize winner
Loughborough University High-Performance Computing (HPC) facility launch (2012). - Fellow
Cambridge Commonwealth Trust (1996-1999) - Scholarship
Corpus Christi College Studentship (1996-1999) - Scholarship
Overseas Research Studentship (ORS) Award (1996-1999) - Student award
University of Moratuwa Materials Engineering Best student award Years 1992, 1993 & 1994. - Manamperi Award
Award for the best undergraduate project presented by the Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science (1995).
RESEARCH INTERESTS AND MEMBERSHIP
Research Interests
- High temperature materials
- Nickel base superalloys
- 9Cr steels, Materials modelling
- High performance computing in materials science
- Thermodynamics
- Coupled thermodynamics/kinetic modelling
- Diffusion in multicomponent systems
- Diffusion in semiconductor materials, Si and SiGe.
Memberships
- Affiliate Member
Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (IOM3)
- Committee Member
Materials Chemistry Committee, IOM3
ONGOING RESEARCH
- Energy Materials
- Materials Modelling
PUBLICATIONS
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A multicomponent diffusion model for prediction of microstructural evolution in coated Ni based superalloy systems
M. S. A. Karunaratne, S. L. Ogden, S. D. Kenny and R. C. Thomson, “Materials Science and Technology” , pp. 287-299
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Characterization and modelling of Ni based superalloy materials with a dual layered MCrAlY coating system
Y Liu, M. S. A. Karunaratne, M. A. E. Jepson, R. C. Thomson, (Superalloys 2012)
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NiCoCrAlYHf coating evolution through multiple refurbishment processing on a single crystal nickel superalloy
A. Rowe, M. Karunaratne, R. C. Thomson, “Advances in Materials Technology for Fossil Power Plants: Proceedings from the Seventh International Conference” (7th International Conference on Advances in Materials Technology for Fossil Power Plants)
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Influence of nominal composition variation on phase evolution and creep life of Type 316H austenitic stainless steel components
Ana I Martinez-Ubeda, Ian Griffiths, Mudith S. A. Karunaratne, Peter E. J. Flewitt, Charles Younes, Tom Scott, “Procedia Structural Integrity” , pp. 958-965
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Modelling of microstructural evolution in multi-layered overlay coatings
M. S. A. Karunaratne, M. A. E. Jepson, N. J. Simms, J. R. Nicholls, R. C. Thomson, “Journal of Materials Science” , pp. 12279-12294
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Modelling the coefficient of thermal expansion in Ni-based superalloys and bond coatings
M. S. A. Karunaratne, S. Kyaw, A. Jones, R. Morrell, R. C. Thomson, “Journal of Materials Science” , pp. 4213-4226
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Modelling Carburisation in 9Cr-1Mo Ferritic Steel Tube Substrates in Experimental CO2 Atmospheres
M. S. A. Karunaratne, S. Yan, R. C. Thomson, L. Coghlan, R. L. Higginson , “Corrosion Science” , pp. 108248
